Aristotle once said that "A man does not become a hero until he sees the root of his own fall." Contrary to Aristotle's definition, Willy Loman is a man of self-deception coupled with misguided life goals. Having been a salesman his entire career, Willy believes that the purpose of life is to be well-liked and achieve material success. Opposing Willy's values ​​and position, Oedipus is born noble and inherits wealth that Willy could only dream of. Even as a royal, Oedipus is a man of noble cause. Although he is misled into his exile, Oedipus is not stubbornly deceived by himself, but is rather misled by his tragic flaw, his pride. By comparing Oedipus and Willy Loman using anagnorisis, we find that Oedipus is a true tragic hero while Willy is not. Aristotle defined anagnorisis as “a change from ignorance to knowledge, producing love or hatred among the people destined by the poet forever.” or bad luck." Through their respective works, both Oedipus and Willy Loman had experienced a period of reversal of fate; only Oedipus truly recognized his flaws. Anagnorisi...